Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — At its Tuesday evening meeting, the Board of Trustees for Gogebic Community College heard a report from its strategic planning team regarding various aspects of the college and also approved the hiring of several faculty. According to a press release from the college following the meeting, the strategic planning team was created in 2023 to represent all facets of the college. Throughout the course of the year, the team reviewed the college’s mission, vision and core values, receiving fee...
ASHLAND, Wis. - Barbara Jean Kauss, 76, of Ashland, formerly of Ewen, Michigan, passed away peacefully at Tamarack Health Center on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Barbara was born on June 29, 1948, and was the daughter of the late David and Virginia Gregory of Ontonagon, Michigan. Barbara was a beautiful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend. Barbara had a wide array of short careers throughout her life, including being a butcher for several years at Nordine's Food Store in...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 29 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] ONTONAGON - If you like hippie fashion, infectious beats and the sight of people of all ages in a wave of generational joy, then you were probably at the Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, held last weekend on Friday and Saturday at the Porkies Ski Complex in Ontonagon. This is one locale in which you may expect to find, on a single person, every color in the paint store, while also surrounded by crocheted hats, creative footwear, tassels, and...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ironwood has a small roster and a new quarterback. But they’re also a motivated team ready to take on a challenging schedule. The Red Devils have just 18 players on the roster and they are working on transitioning Nick Miskovich from receiver to quarterback. Coach Kevin Lane is excited about Miskovich’s potential at the quarterback spot as the Red Devils get ready to start the season with a Thursday home game against Munising at 5 p.m. He also thinks the team can get past any limitations from...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] BESSEMER --- The Gogebic Miners have some experienced seniors at key roster spots. The benefits have been showing up throughout the preseason. Bode Lynott, for instance, gave rides to teammates for summer weightlifting sessions. Coach Nick Heikkila hasn’t had to rehash a lot of things from last year with the veterans picking up where they left off during these August practices. Plus they’re motivated to keep it going once the season kicks off. “It’s nice, we’ve got these seniors, these seniors have goal...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] ONTONAGON — New Ontonagon coach Kadin Mustafa was ready for the season to start after last week’s scrimmage. He’s got a team he thinks is capable of big things — including coming out on top of a tough conference — and the Gladiators’ performance in the preseason scrimmage fired him up even more. “Oh I’m juiced” to coach, Mustafa said, “especially after what I saw today.” Mustafa played football at Bark River-Harris and he coached defense for the Gladiators last year. He became head coach going into this...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — A business roundtable at Gogebic Community College on Aug. 16 centered around a single question posed by the state official leading it: “How can the state help local business and industry?” Jonathan Smith, senior chief deputy director of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, asked the question as a means of explaining his presence. “We cannot do our job at the state level without looking at local communities,” he said of his department, also known by its acronym of LEO. He a...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 14 learned that the Ottawa National Forest is seeking to acquire nearly 11 additional acres that are adjacent to the west-side campground of the Black River Harbor Recreation Area. In a letter received by the board on Aug. 6, county forest supervisor Darla Lenz said that the Nature Conservancy now owns the land. “Acquiring the property would secure the land adjacent to the campground, ensuring the parcel would not be developed, pro...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 22 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 15 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By JASON JUNO [email protected] HURLEY - The three H's are what make the Paavo Nurmi Marathon so difficult. Heat. Humidity. Hills. But sometimes runners catch a break from two of them. On a fall-like day when spectators donned hoodies, the 54th Paavo proved fast with none of the heat and humidity, even as midday approached. "While it may not have been the best weather for spectators, it was fantastic for runners," race director Derek Lindstrom said. "The runners ran so well." Six...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 8 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY — Depending upon where voters live, they will have four to five proposals to consider in relation to the Aug. 6 primary election. Civic Center A millage renewal for both precincts of the city of Ironwood will apply only to those voters. The proposal is to renew, or continue, 1 mill “for the continued operation, support and maintenance of the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center for a period of four years from 2025-2028.” One mill refers to $1 per every $1,000 of state taxable property valuati...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 1 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners voted on July 24 to receive and file a letter from Mike Rogers, supervisor of Watersmeet Township, who continued to question the county’s handling of PILT monies. No other action was taken on Rogers’ July 15 letter in which he lobbied for the county to share PILT allotments with Watersmeet and Marenisco townships, each of which include substantial portions of the Ottawa National Forest. As defined by the state, “Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT)...
By DAMIIAN LANG [email protected] IRONWOOD - "There's no wrong way to spin a plastic circle around your body." That's the motto of the Ironwood Hoop Club, led by Amy Nosal of Ironwood and Anna Wakefield of Watersmeet. The Globe followed the suggestions of the Hoop Club Facebook site: "Join the Circle" and "Be there or be square." As I arrived at Longyear Park across the street from Ironwood's Riverside Cemetery, the hula hoopers were on the grass, spinning hoops in the early evening sunlig...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 25 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By DAMIIAN LANG [email protected] IRONWOOD - In June 1964, a 52-foot statue of Hiawatha was erected at the site of the Old Norrie Iron Mine. A teeter-totter and swings helped to create an adjacent park. Present that day in 1964 was Miss Hiawatha, Renee Semi Hartz. Fast forward to last weekend when Hartz was back again on Saturday at the site of Hiawatha, with family, friends and many others who have contributed energy and funds for a brand new playground adjacent to the statue. It was...
SPOONER, Wis. - Donna R. Lake, 77, of Spooner, formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield, Michigan, died on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Glenview Assisted Living in Shell Lake, Wisconsin. Donna was born on March 21, 1947, at the Wakefield Hospital, a daughter of Harold E. and Carol A. (Dahl) Lake. She was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church, (now All Saints Lutheran Church), in Wakefield. Donna attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1965. She continued her education at...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 18 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ironwood, Hurley and Gogebic all had strong seasons and they played in some epic battles against each other on the diamond this season. For instance, the Red Devils beat both of their rivals, but also lost to both in walkoff fashion. Now players from all three teams, plus one from Ontonagon and a couple of recent graduates, have joined forces, and their American Legion team, the Ironwood Athletics, is 9-3 entering this week’s zone tournament in Gladstone. “You never know how it’s going to go,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 11 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By DAMIIAN LANG [email protected] ONTONAGON COUNTY - Traditionally, Ontonagon County politely waits until the dust has settled from July 4 celebrations in surrounding communities. Hence, the two communities of Bruce Crossing and Greenland did not celebrate Independence Day until two days later on July 6. Bruce Crossing Let's begin with Bruce Crossing, where it was sunny and warm and where friendly folks were happy to share their thoughts. Gus Pietila was sitting in the shade, looking relax...
